Menorah lighting and Hanukkah festival

Chabad at La Costa holds its yearly community Hanukkah celebration with a giant menorah lighting from 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Forum in Carlsbad, 1923 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad. The free event features homemade latkes (potato pancakes) with applesauce, fresh jelly doughnuts and Hanukkah-themed arts and crafts for the children, along with live music and entertainment, including magic shows and juggling. The Chabad at La Costa Hebrew School Choir will sing Hanukkah melodies, and Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort, director of Chabad at La Costa and a master storyteller, will share Hanukkah stories. A limousine party will be open to children who want to ride in a super-stretch Hummer. Email info@Chabad atLaCosta.com or call (760) 943-8891.